Silicon Valley startups are obsessed with developing tech to replace their moms

Joe Shlabotnik/FlickrSilicon Valley entrepreneurs have millions in funding to spend on startups and maybe tackle world problems. Based on what they're building though, it kinda looks like they just want their mom around.

Mom, I don't want to clean my room!

You don't have to do it yourself then. SF-startup Homejoy contracts out professional cleaners, if you're willing to pay its hourly rate, that is. Prices vary, but it can cost between $25-$35 hour depending on the person and what needs to be done.

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Mom, what's for dinner?

That depends, honey, on who you want to order from. Local startups Sprig, SpoonRocket and Munchery will all deliver you meals on-demand for around $10. They're all made by chefs, so you can order things like mustard-glazed salmon, instead of just drinking Soylent.

Mom, where are my clean clothes?

San Francisco startups are particularly obsessed over laundry, so don't worry. Washio and Rinse both promise to do your laundry and dry cleaning and return it to you. Laundry Lockers have been installed throughout the city, so you can drop off it off 24/7. Facebook employees use Purple Tie. The competition over your dirty clothes is so fierce that it has already taken out another laundry startup, Y Combinator-backed Prim.

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Mom, I don't want to do my chores!

Sometimes, there's just the random errands that pile up too. SF-based TaskRabbit dispatches their contract workers to help host parties, wait in line for you at concerts or return items to the store for you. Shyp will pick up your packages and mail them out for you so you don't have to step foot in a post office. New York took it took the next level though with its butler-service Alfred.

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Mom, does this look good on me?

Let stylists choose for you instead (and depending on your mom's fashionista sensibilities, that might be an upgrade). SF-based Le Tote sends you clothing and accessories picked out by a personal stylist in a Netflix-esque subscription service every month.

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Mom, can you get me ____?

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Everything we used to ask our moms for — from a new bottle of shampoo to a cupcake from our favorite store five miles away that we drooled over — can be handled by startups now. Postmates offers on-demand delivery of pretty much anything, and that even includes Chipotle. For everything else, there is Magic— the startup. You just chat with it via text, whether you need to book a flight or just order food, and it will take care of you.

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Mom, can you buy me groceries?

Instacart will shop the grocery aisles for you and deliver it straight to your door in less than an hour. There's also Google Shopping Express, which stops at BevMo in case you needed to include some booze now that you're actually an adult.

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Mom, I'm bored!

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Pinterest may have been invented in San Francisco specifically as a cure for this. Otherwise there are content-saving sites like Pocket or magazines like Flipboard. Or just go back to your iPhone apps where many other startups will try to entertain you.

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Mom, have you packed my suitcase?

If you were used to your mom doing even this for you, then have no fear. Dufl acts as a luxury travel valet and will ship your suitcase full of clothes to meet you at any hotel. You have to have enough clothes and be comfortable wearing the same thing on every business trip, of course, but at least it will save you the trouble of packing and hauling a suitcase on each leg of the journey.